Lawn bowls at the 1930 British Empire Games

Lawn bowls at the 1930 British Empire Games

Venue	Hamilton
Dates	16 August – 23 August 1930

At the 1930 British Empire Games, the lawn bowls competition featured three events for men: a singles, pairs, and a fours contest.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Singles	Robert Colquhoun (ENG)	J.G. Thomas (SAF)	William Fielding (NZL)
Pairs	Tommy Hills and George Wright (ENG)	William Fielding and Percy McWhannell (NZL)	W.H. Moore and Arthur Eeid (CAN)
Fours	England Ernie Gudgeon James Edney Jack Frith Albert Hough	Canada Harry Allen Jimmy Campbell Mitch Thomas Billy Rae	Scotland David Fraser John Orr Tom Chambers ()* William Campbell

Notes

(*) Tom Chambers was Canadian. As one of the original team members died on the journey to Canada and the other teams agreed that Chambers could be a substitute even though he was not Scottish.

References

Commonwealth Games Medallists - Bowls. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.

Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games

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Sports at the 1930 British Empire Games (Hamilton)

Aquatics Athletics Boxing Lawn bowls Rowing Wrestling

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